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Boldly Challenging Ableism

Boldly Challenging Ableism

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Boldly Challenging Ableism exposes ableism and dismantles myths that marginalize people with disabilities. Host Katrina Simons uses her life-long disability and her experiences in advocacy at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration to boldly, irreverently go where everyone has gone before — to issues like employment, housing, justice, education and culture — but she brings along enough humor and an approachable style that you’ll be thinking anew about what community inclusion really means. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E9: Inside the HS Classroom with Science Teacher Emma (Pt 1 of 2)

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E9: Inside the HS Classroom with Science Teacher Emma (Pt 1 of 2)
    Jul 13 2026
    Host Katrina Simons sits down with ninth-grade earth science teacher Emma to chat about the real highs and lows of working in a modern high school. From navigating shifting student dynamics to dealing with the sudden rise of AI tools in the classroom, they break down what it actually takes to support educators today. They…
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    25 mins
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E8: A Decades Long Legacy of Advocacy with Linda Wolford (Pt 2 of 2)

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E8: A Decades Long Legacy of Advocacy with Linda Wolford (Pt 2 of 2)
    Apr 20 2026
    In the second part of this two-part series, Katrina Simons sits down with Linda Wolford from the Minnesota Council on Disability to dig into the real story behind “enhanced rate” for personal care assistants in Minnesota. Linda clarifies how this policy actually came to be through the hard work of disability activists rather than the…
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    26 mins
  • Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E7: A Decades Long Legacy of Advocacy with Linda Wolford (Pt 1 of 2)

    Boldly Challenging Ableism – S2 E7: A Decades Long Legacy of Advocacy with Linda Wolford (Pt 1 of 2)
    Apr 13 2026
    It’s a special homecoming of sorts as host Katrina Simons catches up with Linda Wolford, the Government Relations Director for the Minnesota Council on Disability and a longtime mentor in the disability community. Linda reflects on her forty-year journey in the Twin Cities, from being carried up the stairs of her inaccessible high school to…
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    26 mins
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